DRAFT OPEI Board Book 0625

B71.7:2018 Log Spliers The ballot of the member commiee proposal to reaffirm the standard for another five years closed on June 2. OPEI staff is currently compiling the vote and comments, and expects publicaon of the reaffirmed standard later this year. B71.8:2016 Tillers The ballot of the member commiee proposal to reaffirm the standard for another five years closed on June 2. OPEI staff is currently compiling the vote and comments, and expects publicaon of the reaffirmed standard later this year. Internaonal Standards US TAG to ISO TC23/SC13 Powered Lawn & Garden Equipment ISO TC 23 SC 13 is currently developing a dra new standard for large-form internal combuson engine powered autonomous lawnmowers. This new standard is an industry priority to keep pace with innovaons and the needs of the marketplace. Efforts are also underway in IEC to develop standards for baery-powered equivalents, with all possible effort by members to assure harmonizaon of standards where appropriate. Publicaon of a new ISO standard is esmated for 2027. The commiee will be meeng and hosng internaonal delegaons at the OPEI offices on December 9-12. US TAG to ISO TC23/SC17 Manually Portable Forestry Machinery This Internaonal Organizaon for Standardizaon commiee is responsible for internaonal standards for handheld equipment, including chainsaws, pole pruners and grass trimmers / brushcuers. The Commiee maintains more than thirty related standards. OPEI is the U.S TAG Administrator to ANSI, responsible for developing the U.S. consensus posion for these ISO standards. The US TAG is chaired by Ms. Teresa Brusadin (Shl). The Commiee and Working Group 4 (safety) will meet in-person in Bolognia, Italy in November. There are no updates or outstanding items that require Board consideraon. Parcipaon in IEC TC 116 Safety of Motor-Operated Electric Tools The Internaonal Electrotechnical Commission Technical Commiee 116 Working Group 10 met in Charloe, North Carolina the first week of April to advance standard development efforts and harmonizaon. EU regulaons are being considered as new requirements are being implemented and incorporated into a new restructure of the all-encompassing 62841 series of baery/electric standards. The work will take mulple years to fully implement within each product standard, but the commiee connued their development and amendments of Pole Mounted Pruners, Walk-Behind Edgers, and Hedge Trimmer standards. Addional meengs have been scheduled for September 15-19, October 6-10, and November 10-21, 2025, to review Pruning Shears, Earth & Ice Augers, Roboc Lawnmowers, and Pruning Saws. a) Final Dra for Internaon Standard on IEC 62841-1 AMD1 ED1: General Requirements is pending publicaon

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